Ammonia observations of the nearby molecular cloud MBM 12
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2000
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We present NH_3(1,1) and (2,2) observations of MBM 12, the closest known molecular cloud (65-pc distance), aimed at finding evidence for on-going star formation processes, No local temperature (with a T_rot upper limit of 12 K) or linewidth enhancement is found, which suggests that the area of the cloud that we have mapped (∼ 15-arcmin size) is not currently forming stars. Therefore this nearby 'starless' molecular gas region is an ideal laboratory to study the physical conditions preceding new star formation. A radio continuum source has been found in Very Large Array archive data, close to but outside the NH_3 emission. This source is likely to be a background object.
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We thank John Ball, Kevin Dudevoir and Phil Shute for their help during the observations at Haystack Observatory. JFG and JMT are supported in part by DGESIC grant PB98-0670-CO2 and by Junta de Andalucía (Spain). SP is supported by DGICYT grant PB96-0610. The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc. Radio astronomy at MIT Haystack Observatory is supported by the US National Science Foundation.